पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.76°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra15.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha165.97°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra195.48°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.70°DhanuMūla P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869924.27
Julian Day2458389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.56°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1148°), declination -1.94°, EoT 10.18 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2018-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)